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Spotlight single: Ordinary Boys “Disposable Anthem”

29 Sunday Jul 2018

Posted by Dennis Pilon in Spotlight Single

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OBThe UK’s Ordinary Boys were a big success with three hit albums before their first break up in 2008. But I’m most partial to their 2015 reunion record, the self-titled The Ordinary Boys. To my ears, it’s a bit more pop-rocky in the best tradition of The Jam or more recently The Rifles. Case in point: “Disposable Anthem.” Full of chiming guitars and sweeping melody lines, the song speeds along fueled by nonstop hooks. It has that killer shimmering pop sound I also associate with The Mighty Lemon Drops. Other highlights from the album for me include “About Tonight” and “Putting my Heart on the Line” but you can’t beat “Disposable Anthem,” the definite should-have-been single.

https://poprockrecord.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/11-disposable-anthem-1.m4aDisposable Anthem

The Ordinary Boys Facebook page is still live. Perhaps there’ll be more material in this vein in the future!

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